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Datanomics: India's AI moment faces a compute and capital reality check

India shines as a global AI talent hub, but weak compute infrastructure and limited investment expose gaps that could constrain its ambition to compete with the US and China

AI agents to replace OS, apps in mobile phones: Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon

Cristiano Amon says AI agents will sit at the centre of mobile devices, reshape 6G networks and power smart manufacturing as India eyes a larger global tech role

PM meets AI leaders, discusses harnessing AI for agriculture and education

At the India AI Impact Summit, PM Narendra Modi met AI startup leaders and foreign heads of state to explore AI use in agriculture, education and environmental protection

Mospi secy seeks federated global AI infra with consumers as co-creators

Mospi Secretary Saurabh Garg urges a trusted, federated global AI infrastructure that gives citizens agency as co-creators, backed by shared resources and the proposed MAITRI platform

India joins US-led Pax Silica initiative to bolster AI, mineral security

India has joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative, expanding cooperation on AI, critical minerals and resilient supply chains as part of a broader effort to strengthen economic security

India's use of ChatGPT for technical tasks nearly 4x global average: OpenAI

OpenAI says India's use of ChatGPT for technical tasks is nearly four times the global average, with Codex adoption also strong, as it launches the Signals initiative to track AI usage

Forget AGI if AI models stay inconsistent with jagged skills: Bengio

Yoshua Bengio says AGI may be irrelevant if AI systems continue showing jagged intelligence - excelling at complex tasks but failing at simple ones - as he warns of rising risks, unsafe capabilities

India must drive AI diffusion to stay competitive: Microsoft's Crampton

Microsoft's Responsible AI Chief Natasha Crampton says India must strengthen AI diffusion nationwide to remain competitive as the Global South faces widening adoption and capability gaps

US ties, supply chain discussions anchor Day 5 of India AI Impact Summit

India joined the US-led Pax Silica bloc, expanded AI manufacturing ties, and outlined plans for sovereign compute, workforce transition, and biotech innovation on Day 5 of the India-AI Impact Summit

Tech Wrap Feb 20: Realme P4 Lite, WhatsApp group, Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2

Realme P4 Lite launched. WhatsApp allows sharing group chat history. Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 launched. Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Pro. Samsung releases revamped Bixby in beta. WZATCO Yuva Horizon

India to become global hub for AI use, LLMs: Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Vijay Shekhar Sharma said India will lead the global AI race by building many LLMs, using AI to boost businesses and expanding credit access to drive financial inclusion

Nothing Phone 4a series to get Qualcomm Snapdragon chips: What to expect

Nothing is set to launch the Phone 4a series on March 5, with teasers confirming a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, ahead of the global release

AI needs to be democratised and made accessible for all: Cloudflare CEO

Addressing the India AI Impact Summit, Cloudflare's CEO Matthew Prince also highlighted the importance of building sustainable business models around AI, which fairly compensates people for their work

AI can make India global creative capital, says JioStar's Uday Shankar

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Uday Shankar said AI can help India become the world's creative capital by cutting costs, boosting storytelling and helping local content reach global audiences

Perplexity set to release Comet AI browser for iPhones on March 11: Details

Perplexity's Comet AI browser is set to launch on iPhones running iOS 18 or later on March 11, bringing agentic search, contextual answers, and task automation to Apple users

Microsoft Copilot Chat exposes confidential emails of users: Report

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat reportedly allowed surfacing of confidential emails from users' Drafts and Sent folders due to a configuration error

AI can lift global growth by 0.8%, but poses high risk to jobs: IMF chief

At the India AI Impact Summit, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said AI could significantly boost global output and drive stronger economic growth worldwide

Biotech sovereignty in AI is key to India's health security: Biocon's Shaw

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said India must build biotech sovereignty powered by AI to protect health security and lead the future of medicine

UK deputy PM calls for safe, fair, and inclusive AI to benefit humanity

Lammy also mentioned certain projects related to AI, including the Asia AI Development Observatory that would be a new network to support responsible AI governance and other aspects

India to focus on providing affordable compute capacity to all: MoSPI Secy

He was speaking at a session 'Building Public Interest AI: Catalytic Funding for Equitable Access to Compute Resources' at AI Impact Summit